Kenneth Branagh
Sir Kenneth Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is a British actor, movie director and television producer. He played Hamlet. He has directed and acted in many Shakespeare adaptations. He has acted alongside popular actors including: Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Michael Keaton, Maggie Smith and Alan Rickman.
Sir Kenneth Branagh | |
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 Branagh in July 2009 | |
| Born | Kenneth Charles Branagh 10 December 1960 |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Thompson (m. 1989–1995, divorced) Lindsay Brunnock (m. 2003–present) |
| Awards | Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie 2001 Conspiracy |
Since Richard Attenborough's death in August 2014, Branagh has been the president of the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts in London.
In 2022, he won a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for screenplay writing for his movie Belfast.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire | Cambridge Student | Uncredited |
| 1987 | A Month in the Country | James Moon | |
| High Season | Rick | ||
| 1989 | Henry V | Henry V | |
| 1991 | Dead Again | Mike Church / Roman Strauss | |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends | Andrew Benson | |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | |
| Swing Kids | Herr Knopp, Gestapo | Uncredited | |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Victor Frankenstein | |
| 1995 | Othello | Iago | |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Prince Hamlet | |
| 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | Rick Magruder | |
| The Theory of Flight | Richard | ||
| Celebrity | Lee Simon | ||
| The Proposition | Father Michael McKinnon | ||
| The Dance of Shiva | Colonel Evans | Short film | |
| 1999 | Alien Love Triangle | Steven Chesterman | |
| Wild Wild West | Dr. Arliss Loveless | ||
| 2000 | Love's Labour's Lost | Berowne | |
| The Road to El Dorado | Miguel (voice) | ||
| How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Peter McGowen | ||
| Periwig Maker | The Periwig Maker | Short film | |
| 2001 | Schneider's 2nd Stage | Joseph Barnett | |
| 2002 | Rabbit Proof Fence | A.O. Neville | |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Gilderoy Lockhart | ||
| 2004 | Five Children & It | Uncle Albert | |
| 2007 | Sleuth | Man on TV | Uncredited |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | Henning von Tresckow | |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked | Sir Alistair Dormandy | |
| 2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Laurence Olivier | |
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts | Mark Snow | Short Film, episode: "Prodigal" |
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Viktor Cherevin | |
| 2016 | Mindhorn | Himself | Cameo |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Commander Bolton | |
| Murder on the Orient Express | Hercule Poirot | ||
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Asgardian Distress Caller (voice) | Uncredited |
| All Is True | William Shakespeare | ||
| 2020 | Tenet | Post-production | |
| Death on the Nile | Hercule Poirot | Post-production |
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